Implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

1750. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI
                SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) since when the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and Ready Meal Scheme are being implemented in Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;

(b) the details of funds provided and ration supplied particularly to Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu since the schemes have been launched, year-wise, district-wise and Anganwadi-wise;

(c) whether any guidelines/orders/instructions have been issued by the Union Government to the State for implementation of the schemes, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has received complaints regarding rampant irregularities being committed in the said schemes; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

(a) The Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) w.e.f. 01.01.2017 across the country, including the State of Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

(b) The funds under PMMVY are released State/UT-wise. Thus, the Government does not maintain District-wise and Anganwadi Centre-wise amount of funds released under PMMVY. The Year-wise details of funds released under PMMVY to the Union Territory Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu since inception of the scheme and till 13.12.2022 is as under:

Year	Total Amount Released (Rupees in Crore)
2017-18	1.65
2018-19	1.05
2019-20	2.51
2020-21	0.34
2021-22	1.71
2022-23	1.48

There is no “Ready Meal Scheme” being implemented by Union government

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